War Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 put the first 7 ingredients in a heavy gauge saucepan and bring to a boil.
• 2 cook gently for 5 minutes and remove from heat and let cool until mixture is comfortably cool to your finger.
• 3 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 4 grease and flour 2 loaf pans.
• 5 sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
• 6 add them to the cooled sugar mixture, beat well.
• 7 stir in walnuts.
• 8 bake for 45 minutes or toothpick comes out of center clean.
• 9 cool in pans 10 minutes and then turn out on plate and cool completely.